Rulings in cases
testing MMR/thimerosal-autism link

Decision:
...the undersigned finds that
petitioners are not entitled to Program
compensation on either the proposed general
theory of causation or the specific theory of
causation proposed in William Meadís case.

Decision:
...I find that the petitioners
have failed to demonstrate that thimerosal-containing
vaccines can contribute to the causation of
autism. I further conclude that while Jordan
King has tragically suffered from autism, the
petitioners have also failed to demonstrate that
his vaccinations played any role at all in
causing that condition.

Decision:
...petitioners have failed to
establish by preponderant evidence that Colinís
condition was caused or significantly aggravated
by TCVs. They failed to demonstrate either that
the mercury component of TCVs can cause ASD or
that it did so in Colinís case. None of the
causation hypotheses advanced were reliable as
medical or scientific theories.

Decision:
...[T]he Court finds that Petitionersí
arguments linking Michelle Cedilloís injuries to
thimerosal and the MMR vaccine are without
merit.
Accordingly, the Court affirms the Special
Masterís February 12, 2009 decision.

Decision:
...[T]he undersigned finds that petitioners are
not entitled to Program compensation on either
the proposed general theory of causation or the
specific theory of causation proposed in this
case.